2018届高考英语二轮专题复习突破检测：专题三 完形填空模拟检测(五) 说明文

完形填空模拟检测(五)　说明文

(共3篇，限时50分钟)

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What is the difference between “entertainment” and “hobbies”？Well, entertainment __1__ to be more or less passive (被动的), while hobbies are more__2__.

Watching TV or maybe a DVD continues to be the most __3__ form of home entertainment in the USA.According to US government statistics, watching TV was the leisure activity (休闲活动) that __4__ most time (2.8 hours per day), making up about half of all leisure time for those aged 15 and over.

__5__，such as visiting friends or chatting online, was the next most __6__ leisure activity, accounting for nearly three­quarters of an hour per day.

Men were more likely than women to be __7__ spectator sports (观赏性体育) — 21 per cent __8__ with a figure of 16 per cent for women.

Not __9__，on an average day, adults aged 75 and over spent 7.8 hours on leisure activities, more than any other age group.Because of the __10__ of work and managing a household, 35­to 44­year­old spent __11__ 4.3 hours on leisure activities, less than any other age group.

__12__ spent reading for personal interest and playing video games or using a computer for leisure __13__ greatly by age group.Individuals aged 75＋ averaged 1.0 hour of reading per weekend day and 26 minutes playing games or using a computer for leisure.__14__， people aged 15 to 19 read for an average of only five minutes per weekend day, __15__ spending 1.0 hour playing games or using a computer for leisure.

This pattern is already beginning to __16__.Just a few years ago, computer games and visiting social networking sites like Facebook or MySpace were almost only a(n) __17__ activity.Now, __18__，more and more adults are finding that __19__ such games can be a wonderful way of __20__ after a hard day's work.

语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了美国人的家庭娱乐休闲方式。

1．A.manages B．starts

C．tends D．promises

解析：选C　此处是将“娱乐”与“爱好”进行对比，娱乐“趋向于(tends to)”被动，而爱好更“主动(active)”。

2．A.active B．pleasant

C．familiar D．mysterious

解析：选A　参见上题解析。

3．A.special B．funny

C．popular D．complex

解析：选C　由下文的“making up about half of all leisure time”可知，来自美国政府的数据显示看电视“占用(took up)”了15岁或以上人群一半的休闲时间，因此看电视或看DVD是最受美国人“欢迎的(popular)”家庭休闲方式。

4．A.saved B．found

C．set up D．took up

解析：选D　参见上题解析。

5．A.Traveling B．Analyzing

C．Socializing D．Sightseeing

解析：选C　“拜访朋友”和“在线聊天”都是“社交(Socializing)”活动。

6．mon B．original

C．normal D．correct

解析：选A　由下文的“nearly three­quarters of an hour per day”可知，“社交活动”是紧随“看电视”之后的又一种最“常见的(common)”休闲活动。

7．A.tired of B．proud of

C．worried about D．interested in

解析：选D　21 per cent 与16 per cent 这两个数字形成“对比(compared)”，相较于女性，男性对观赏性体育更“感兴趣(interested in)”。

8．A.mixed B．compared

C．connected D．involved

解析：选B　参见上题解析。

9．A.luckily B．suddenly

C．surprisingly D．naturally

解析：选C　75岁或以上的老人用在休闲活动上的时间是每天7.8小时，这一点也不“令

人惊讶(surprisingly)”。

10．A.future B．tastes

C．demands D．way

解析：选C　由下文的“less than any other age group”可知，由于工作和处理家庭事务方面的“需求(demands)”，35岁到44岁的人群用在休闲活动上的时间每天“只有(only)”4.3小时。

11．A.only B．even